Relationships among carcass quality characteristics between and within carcass quartering sites

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-291

  Baud, S ^a   Wade, C M ^b   Goddard, M E ^c  

^a Baud and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef; Carcass quality; Phenotypic correlation; Rib interface; Steer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031891010     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96148     Document Type: Article

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